button in SafariSix Players Bag Six Figures on Day 1c of €1,150 EPC Super Main Event
The busiest day of the 2026 King's Million European Poker Championship series saw long registration lines and full tables throughout the poker room at King’s Resort, as the third and fourth flights of the €1,150 EPC Super Main Event was contested.
The largest flight of the week so far concluded with 1,245 entries on Day 1c, with the event well on track to surpass the €5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Another 666 entries were added in Day 1d, bringing the overall total to 2,816.
After a frantic money bubble, the third flight saw 155 players earn a bag. They'll join the 110 survivors that had already booked their spot in Day 2. Leading the way was Mourad Tounnouti, who held a slight lead once the final elimination occurred to sit with 1,404,000 chips. The player known as GrinderOG finished close behind with 1,400,000, while Greece's Konstantinos Nanos rounded out the top three with 1,250,000.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mourad Tounnouti | Netherlands | 1,404,000 |
| 2 | GrinderOG | Germany | 1,400,000 |
| 3 | Konstantinos Nanos | Greece | 1,250,000 |
| 4 | Emmanouil Chalkiotis | Greece | 1,144,000 |
| 5 | Alexandros Michas | Greece | 1,122,000 |
| 6 | AAlexandru Nec | Bulgaria | 1,094,000 |
| 7 | Lukas Zaskodny | Czechia | 999,000 |
| 8 | Dan Bitsch | Denmark | 981,000 |
| 9 | Antonello Ferraiuolo | Italy | 967,000 |
| 10 | PEPA G. | Czechia | 957,000 |
In all, six different players collected six-figure stacks, including another pair of Greek players next on the leaderboard. Emmanouil Chalkiotis (1,144,000) and Alexandros Michas (1,122,000) occupy the top five, while AAlexandru Nec of Bulgaria (1,094,000) also bagged up more than a million.
Michas vaulted up the leaderboard after earning big value from Wojciech Barzantny on the river with quads, and continued to climb over the last few levels. Barzantny managed to recover and bagged up 401,000 chips.
One of the highlights of the day came in Level 14, when Marko Conte made a royal flush to double his stack. Conte was unable to continue that good fortune from the point on, as he fell short of the money.
The top 187 players were due to get paid, and the stone bubble provided some dramatic action. Sitting one elimination away, hand-for-hand play produced a pair of opportunities to send the field into profit. Firat Baltaci got his stack in with pocket tens and lost to nines, while Adam Polek turned over kings but could not avoid an ace to end his run. Both players shared the first min cash, earning €1,150 each as the remainder of the field played on.
Action will continue with two more flights on Saturday, October 3, with Day 1e getting underway at 11:00 a.m. local time. Players will once again look to navigate their way into the top 15% to earn a minimum of €2,300. The flights will conclude when the top 12.5% is reached, and survivors will bag up to return when the field combines for Day 2.
Players taking part in the next flight will start with 50,000 chips, and Day 1 blinds begin at 100/300 with a 300 big blind ante. All opening flight levels are 40 minutes long, with breaks after every two hours of play.
The King's Resort Twitch channel will have action from Day 1f on October 3, starting at 6:30 p.m. on a half-hour delay.
€1,150 EPC Super Main Event Remaining Schedule
| Date | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 3 | 1e | 11:00 a.m. |
| Oct. 3 | 1f | 6:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 4 | 1g | 11:00 a.m. |
| Oct. 4 | 2 | 5:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 5 | 3 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 6 | 4 | 2:00 p.m. |
The weekend at King’s Resort is set to be even busier, so be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for continuing coverage of the €1,150 EPC Super Main Event.